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Welcome to the PWSSD Star Assessment Resource Center

The Port Washington-Saukville School District has selected Renaissance Learning STAR Assessments for Mathematics and Reading for the purpose of collecting data about progress in student learning. This information is used by teachers to optimize instruction, by school leaders to provide resources for learning programs, and by parents and students to understand how their learning aligns with state and national benchmarks.

Resources at a Glance:

This resource center is provided to assist PWSSD teachers as they plan, administer, create reports, and plan instruction throughout the school year. Rather than provide workshops that are one-shot deals, I am gathering videos, templates, and printed instructions in one location, that teachers may return to this page whenever they need to refresh their memories. If you don't see what you are looking for, please e-mail me at scott.oftedahl@pwssd.k12.wi.us and I will put together the resources you need and post them back here for others as well.

STAR Assessment Objectives

The objective of administering STAR assessments is to obtain information about the learning needs of every student. The assessments are intended to be:

formative - measuring progress AS the student learns;

summative - informing us what learning growth was achieved over the course of one or more years of instruction;

valid - based on research and administered with academic integrity

timely - returning results within days, or even hours

inform all stakeholders (teachers, school leaders, students and parents);